1. OUTLOOK ON NATURAL RUBBER IN MALAYSIA BY HAJI ZULKIFLI MOHD NAZIM DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PLANNING RUBBER INDUSTRY SMALLHOLDERS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

2. EXPORT EARNINGS OF THE RUBBER INDUSTRY 1995 – 2001 (RM Billion) Year Raw Rubber Product Rubberwood Product Total 19954.043.871.959.86 19963.674.192.4110.27 19972.954.272.649.86 19982.836.493.7113.03 19992.346.034.2912.66 20002.585.695.1013.37 20012.255.754.6112.61

3. EXPORT EARNINGS OF THE RUBBER INDUSTRY 1995 – 2001 (RM Billion)

4. PLANTED HECTARAGE 1995 – 2001 (‘000)

5. HECTARAGE AND PRODUCTION IN 2001 SectorHectaresTonnes Smallholdings1,115,800 (88%)463,000 (80%) Estates158,100 (12%)117,000 (20%) Total1,273,900580,000

6. RUBBER YIELD 1995 – 2001 Year Yield (kg/ha/yr) 19951,034 19961,003 19971,019 1998970 1999960 2000993 2001912

7. RUBBER YIELD, 1995 – 2001 (kg/ha/yr ) Yield

8. PRODUCTION OF RUBBER 1981 – 2001 (Smallholdings / Estets) MT

9. PRODUCTION OF RUBBER, 1995 – 2001 (‘000 Tonnes)

10. PROCESSING FACTORIES YearNumber 1995181 2000126

11. RUBBER CONSUMPTION 1995 – 2001 (Tonnes)

12. RUBBER CONSUMPTION BY PRODUCT SECTOR (Tonnes)

13. IMPORT OF RUBBER 1995 - 2000 (Tonnes)

14. EXPORT OF RUBBER 1995 – 2001 (Tonnes)

15. RUBBER PRICES 1981 – 2001 (RSS1 / SMR 20)

16. RUBBER PRICES 1995 -2002 ( RSS1 / SMR20 ) Cent/Kilogram

17. Efforts to sustain the rubber industry as:- A supplier of raw material to the downstream industry at competitive prices. An important export earner. The provider of a reasonable level of income to the smallholders.

18. RUBBER ZONE

19. EXIT SCHEME

20. Thank You R I S D A Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority RISDA Headquarters, P. O. Box 11067, 50990 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA. Tel: 603 - 42564022 Fax: 603 - 42565533 Website: http://www.risda.gov.my